Fire at Uzbekistan oil storage facility injures three PHOTO

A fire broke out at an oil storage facility in Uzbekistan’s Bukhara Region on Monday, injuring three people who suffered burns and were taken to hospital, the country’s Ministry of Emergency Situations said.

The fire started in a storage tank at 10:25 a.m. local time (9:25 a.m. GMT+4) and was extinguished by 11:18 a.m. (10:18 a.m. GMT+4), according to the ministry, Caliber.Az reports per Uzbekistan media.

Uzbekneftegaz said the affected tanks are located outside the plant and that the incident did not disrupt production.

Authorities are investigating the cause of the fire and assessing the extent of the damage.

By Sabina Mammadli